Mastercard (MA) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Mastercard's (MA) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.04% in Q2 2026, down 2.0% YoY from 0.05% in Q2 2025, and down 54.56% on a QoQ basis from 0.1% in Q1 2026.
Mastercard (MA) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mastercard (MA) has 9 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.04% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.04% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.04% (down 2.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.2%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.04% in Q2 2026, from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.2% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.02% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.05% and a median of 0.04% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital fell 3 bps — and 2025, when it increased 18 bps.
- Tracing MA's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.03% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then dropped by 14 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then soared by 667 bps to 0.2% in 2025, then sank by 78 bps to 0.04% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.04% (Q2 2026), 0.1% (Q1 2026), and 0.2% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 618.21 Bn | 605.85 Bn | - | 0.02% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 506.53 Bn | 493.04 Bn | - | 0.04% |
| 3 | American Express | 232.32 Bn | 183.00 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 0.02% |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 136.19 Bn | 81.48 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 52.34 Bn | 41.08 Bn | - | 0.02% |
| 6 | Eason Technology | 35.89 Bn | 35.89 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 26.09 Bn | 9.90 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Affirm Holdings | 25.93 Bn | 24.20 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | SoFi Technologies | 23.04 Bn | 22.68 Bn | -41.62 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Ally Financial | 13.61 Bn | 5.77 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.03% |